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I would like to inquire the same thing. And would this work/last longer than using a mower/tractor with a plow. How much more productive would one of these ideas be with say a 48 inch plow than to use a 26 inch 2 stage blower? I'm thinking at least 2-4x faster?

thinking about getting an atv to plow residential next year and i have a question about the blade do they angle right and left or only under pressure?
do plows work well on an atv and do a good job?

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Will do "ok" with a few inches. Is 10" do-able, yes but it wont be fun. As far as angling the blade, most are manual and have 3 or so positions(left straight right)..although i know cycle country cells a kit to make it automatic. Plus in most, if not all, states atvs are not legal on roads so.....

Will do "ok" with a few inches. Is 10" do-able, yes but it wont be fun. As far as angling the blade, most are manual and have 3 or so positions(left straight right)..although i know cycle country cells a kit to make it automatic. Plus in most, if not all, states atvs are not legal on roads so.....

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Yeah, it sucks having to load it on a trailer and take a trailer around town while its snowing. I have had to do it before, it sucks. Plus its cold. If you are just looking to do your house and a few neighbors it will suit you well enough, but there has been a few times I have opted to use the big snowblower over the atv for the deep stuff.

how hard would it be to plow a sidewalk by me with an atv because the walks are 48'' wide? im also thinking about getting a garden tractor and putting the thrower attachment on instead how do they turn and proform

how hard would it be to plow a sidewalk by me with an atv because the walks are 48'' wide? im also thinking about getting a garden tractor and putting the thrower attachment on instead how do they turn and proform

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atv plows mainly come in 48" 54" and 60" widths. I have a 48" cycle country plow on a Honda Rancher 400 and I can push a foot of snow with no problem. But remember that the 48" plow will only clear about 44" when angled. As for the garden tractor....it definitely wont work nearly as well as an atv......no 4wd and wont go nearly as fast

The first plow vehicle I owned was a 1986 Yamaha Moto4 2x4 with a plow and mighty 225cc motor. For doing my driveway and my neighbor's, it wasn't too bad but if there was a little ice on the ground, I had to sit on the rear rack in order to get traction. I just bought an '07 Honda Foreman 500 with a 54" Cycle Country plow. I can't wait to try it out doing sidewalks/small areas of the properties I manage.

I plow 5 miles of City sidewalks every time it snows 2" or more. The last 4 years I have used a Polaris Quad with a polaris V plow. I have sidewalks from 36" wide to 6' wide and it will handle all of them. My quad is actually 44" wide at the wheels. They work great for sidewalks.

One year I even plowed and Auto Zone parking lot with it. That sucked. Back and forth, back and fourth, back and fourth, back and fourth, back and fourth, back and fourth, back and fourth, back and fourth, back and fourth, back and fourth, back and fourth, back and fourth, back and fourth, back and fourth, back and fourth, back and fourth. You get the idea. Even with driveways you will wish you had a plow truck. Don't get me wrong, they will do it just fine, but it can be frustrating only moving 3' at a time.

Most plows have 5 settings. All the way right, some right, center, some left, all the way left. They either use mechanical or winch or cylinder to move up and down. I would stick with the manual angle adjust. It is fast and easy to do.

No, the tires shouldnt tear it up in the winter when everything's frozen. Although if you run the plow onto the grass at all it might tear it up. Around here a lot of the lawns are up about 2 inches higher than the sidewalk so it will definitely tear that up.

they dont always tear up the grass too bad once i was moving preety good 20+ mph and the sidewalk ended and before i knew it i was plowing the grass off lol. i had been going 30 hours straight so that might have something to do with it haha.